Jim Gantner

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: January 5, 1953 in Fond du Lac, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI).

High School: Campbellsport HS (Campbellsport, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI)

Debut: September 3, 1976 (Age 23-242d, 13,786th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1992 (Age 39-272d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Simon

Full Name: James Elmer Gantner

Nicknames: Gumby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.4

6189

1696

.274

726

RBI

568

137

OBP

.319

SLG

.351

OPS

.671

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	MIL	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	5	2	1	8	1	2B
2	2	Apr 4	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
3	3	Apr 6	MIL	@	SEA	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
4	4	Apr 7	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	4	1	8	2	2B
5	5	Apr 8	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
6	6	Apr 10	MIL	@	CAL	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
7	7	Apr 11	MIL	@	CAL	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
8	8	Apr 13	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	6	0	9	3	2B
9	9	Apr 14	MIL	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
10	10	Apr 15	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
11	11	Apr 17	MIL		CHW	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
12	12	Apr 19	MIL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	2B
13	13	Apr 20	MIL		SEA	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
14	14	Apr 21	MIL		SEA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
15	15	Apr 24	MIL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
16	16	Apr 25	MIL		CAL	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
17	18 (1)	Apr 27	MIL	@	NYY	W,12-0	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
18	19	Apr 28	MIL	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	2B
19	20	Apr 29	MIL	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	54	12.2	5	4	0	9	2	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	MIL		KCR	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
21	22	May 3	MIL		KCR	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
22	23	May 4	MIL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
23	24	May 5	MIL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	44	10.0	0	9	0	9	1	2B
24	25	May 6	MIL		NYY	L,4-8	GF	13	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
25	26	May 7	MIL	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
26	27	May 8 susp	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	104	24.1	6	11	0	17	1	2B
27	28	May 9	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
28	29	May 11	MIL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
29	30	May 12	MIL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
30	31	May 13	MIL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
31	32	May 15	MIL		TEX	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
32	33	May 16	MIL		TEX	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
33	35 (1)	May 18	MIL		CLE	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
34	36	May 19	MIL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
35	37	May 20	MIL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	2B
36	38	May 22	MIL	@	TEX	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
37	39	May 23	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
38	40	May 24	MIL	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	3	1	8	3	2B
39	41	May 25	MIL	@	MIN	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
40	42	May 26	MIL	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
41	43	May 27	MIL	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
42	44	May 29	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
43	45	May 30 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
44	46	May 30 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	5	7	0	12	3	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	47	Jun 1	MIL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
46	48	Jun 2	MIL		BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
47	49	Jun 3	MIL		BOS	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
48	50	Jun 4	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
49	51	Jun 5	MIL	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	9	0	13	3	2B
50	52	Jun 6	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
51	53	Jun 7	MIL	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
52	54	Jun 8	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
53	55	Jun 9	MIL	@	BOS	L,6-15	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
54	56	Jun 10	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
55	57	Jun 11	MIL		BAL	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
56	58	Jun 12	MIL		BAL	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
57	59	Jun 13	MIL		BAL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
58	60	Jun 14	MIL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
59	61	Jun 15	MIL		DET	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
60	62	Jun 16	MIL		DET	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
61	63	Jun 17	MIL		DET	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
62	64	Jun 19	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
63	65	Jun 20	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
64	66	Jun 21	MIL	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
65	67	Jun 22	MIL	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
66	68	Jun 23	MIL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
67	69	Jun 24	MIL	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
68	70	Jun 25 (1)	MIL		TOR	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
69	71	Jun 25 (2)	MIL		TOR	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
70	72	Jun 26	MIL		TOR	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
71	73	Jun 27	MIL		TOR	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
72	74	Jun 28	MIL		CAL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	8	0	9	1	2B
73	75	Jun 29	MIL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
74	76	Jun 30	MIL		CAL	L,0-2	CG	42	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	77	Jul 1	MIL		CAL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
76	78	Jul 2 (1)	MIL		SEA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
77	79	Jul 2 (2)	MIL		SEA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
78	80	Jul 3	MIL		SEA	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
79	81	Jul 4	MIL		SEA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
80	82	Jul 5	MIL		OAK	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
81	83	Jul 6 (1)	MIL		OAK	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
82	84	Jul 6 (2)	MIL		OAK	L,0-11	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
83	85	Jul 7	MIL		OAK	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
84	86	Jul 8	MIL		OAK	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
85	87	Jul 12	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
86	88	Jul 13	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
87	89	Jul 14	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
88	90	Jul 15	MIL	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.1	4	3	0	7	0	2B
89	91	Jul 16	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-11	GS	36	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
90	92	Jul 17	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	8	0	10	1	2B
91	93	Jul 18	MIL	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
92	94	Jul 19	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
93	95	Jul 20	MIL	@	OAK	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
94	96	Jul 21	MIL	@	OAK	W,7-4	CG	52	10.0	5	4	1	10	1	2B
95	97	Jul 22	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
96	98	Jul 23	MIL		NYY	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
97	99	Jul 24	MIL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
98	100	Jul 25	MIL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
99	101	Jul 27 (1)	MIL		KCR	L,8-12	CG	43	9.0	4	4	0	8	4	2B
100	102	Jul 27 (2)	MIL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
101	103	Jul 28	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
102	104	Jul 29	MIL		KCR	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	110 (5)	Aug 4	MIL		CHW	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
104	111	Aug 5	MIL		CHW	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
105	112	Aug 6	MIL		CHW	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
106	113	Aug 7	MIL	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
107	114	Aug 8	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
108	115	Aug 9	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	4	5	0	9	2	2B
109	116	Aug 10	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
110	117	Aug 11	MIL	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
111	118	Aug 12	MIL	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
112	119	Aug 13	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
113	120	Aug 14	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
114	121	Aug 15	MIL	@	MIN	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	2B
115	122	Aug 17	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
116	123	Aug 19 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	39	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
117	124	Aug 19 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	2B
118	125	Aug 22 (1)	MIL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
119	126	Aug 22 (2)	MIL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
120	127	Aug 23	MIL		MIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
121	128	Aug 24	MIL		TEX	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
122	129	Aug 25	MIL		TEX	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
123	130	Aug 26	MIL		TEX	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
124	131	Aug 27	MIL		CLE	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
125	132	Aug 28	MIL		CLE	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
126	133	Aug 29	MIL		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
127	134	Aug 30	MIL		CLE	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	2B
128	135	Aug 31	MIL	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	3	7	0	10	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	136	Sep 1	MIL	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
130	137	Sep 3	MIL		BOS	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
131	138	Sep 4	MIL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
132	139	Sep 5	MIL		BOS	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
133	140	Sep 7	MIL	@	BAL	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
134	141	Sep 8	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
135	142	Sep 9	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
136	143	Sep 10	MIL	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
137	144	Sep 11	MIL	@	BOS	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
138	145	Sep 12	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
139	146	Sep 14	MIL		BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
140	147	Sep 15	MIL		BAL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
141	148	Sep 16	MIL		BAL	L,8-11	CG	51	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
142	149	Sep 17	MIL	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	4	2	8	1	2B
143	150	Sep 18	MIL	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
144	152 (1)	Sep 20	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
145	153	Sep 21	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
146	154	Sep 22	MIL	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	2	7	0	9	0	2B
147	155	Sep 23	MIL	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
148	156	Sep 24	MIL		DET	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
149	157	Sep 25	MIL		DET	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
150	158	Sep 26	MIL		DET	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
151	159	Sep 28	MIL		TOR	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
152	160	Sep 29	MIL		TOR	L,4-5	GF	13	2.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
153	161	Sep 30	MIL		TOR	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
							153gm		1342.0	362	469	13	844	111